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NOTE EMBARGO TIME OF 6 PM WASHINGTON OR 7AM SINGAPORE TIME.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>SINGAPORE\u00a0\u2014 The British Ministry of Defence purchased a\u00a0<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">A <\/span>solar-powered UAV <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">unmanned air vehicle <\/span>capable of flying almost on the edge of space<span class=\"rte rte-comment\"> has been purchased by the British Ministry of Defence<\/span>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of the Zephyr 8 machines built by Airbus Defence and Space <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">have been <\/span>were acquired for operational concept demonstration work by the British, the MoD will announce Thursday.<span class=\"rte rte-comment\">Feb 18.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Powered by the sun, the vehicle, known officially as a high-altitude pseudo-satellite, is capable of flying for <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">over <\/span>more than a month <span class=\"rte rte-comment\">at a time <\/span>at an altitude of between 65,000 feet and 70,000 feet.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The earlier Zephyr 7 holds the world record for 14 days continuous flight set in 2010. 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